The Cabrinha Quest– a seafaring expedition to seek out the world’s most remote and dynamic kitesurfing and surfing locations. A quest to experience native cultures in their natural state. To consciously explore the Oceans of the world with passion, integrity, and sensitivity to the cultures and ecosystems we inhabit. To build awareness, global concern, and inspire solutions to the environmental crisis. The Cabrinha Quest is a five year expedition beginning September 2012.

We are water men and women who are passionate about exploring some of the few remaining untouched areas of the world – and we’re doing it in style. Style to us means doing the things we love while operating as sustainably and as mindfully as we can of our natural environment. We aim to operate Discovery, our catamaran at nearly carbon neutral and aspire to produce films and media which will heighten awareness of environmental and social problems the Earth faces in places few people get a chance to see.

Discovery

Our spectacular Lagoon 570 catamaran is currently undergoing a COMPLETE rebuild. She’s still our beloved vessel that took us around the world in style from 2006-2011, covering some 54,000+ miles, but she’s been radically upgraded to perform better, be a lot more comfortable- and with a much lighter environmental impact. We have approached the rebuild with meticulous planning and care. First we looked at how we could maintain the luxury but radically reduce our emissions. To this end we’ve pulled the main generator, mounted two large alternators on the main engines, and added two small, Whispergen generators. We estimate this will reduce our already light fuel impact by over 40% (a tiny fraction of what a typical 4 person family uses in a year). These two super-efficient and quiet motors provide electrical needs for equipment such as air conditioning, ice-making, and laundry. We’ve designed every onboard system to run directly off a huge additional solar array, so we expect to use the generators in very limited capacity. This added space has allowed us to build another crew cabin forward to house guest photographers and/or videographers, or professional riders. By brewing our own beer and soft drinks we eliminate more than 1800 bottles and cans from landfills.

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We’ve ripped out all the old, ripped out all that needed to be replaced, and now have a leaner, more beautiful, stronger, and much more comfortable sailing catamaran.

We are the world’s foremost experts in remote ocean-going travel. And now we’re operating with a greatly reduced impact. If you’ve been dreaming of sailing, kitesurfing, and surfing the world and have been waiting for the right opportunity this is IT!